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Test 1
PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes)
Part 1
You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with
providing a service.
For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according
to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Fish who work for a living
Cleaner wrasses are small marine fish that feed on the parasites living on the bodies of
larger fish. Each cleaner owns a ‘station’ on a reef where clientele come to get their
mouths and teeth cleaned. Client fish come in two varieties: residents and roamers.
Residents belong to species with small territories; they have no choice but to go to their
local cleaner. Roamers, on the other hand, either hold large territories or travel widely,
which means that they have several cleaning stations to choose from. The cleaner
wrasses sometimes ‘cheat’. This occurs when the fish takes a bite out of its client,
feeding on healthy mucus. This makes the client jolt and swim away.
Roamers are more likely to change stations if a cleaner has ignored them for too long or
cheated them. Cleaners seem to know this: if a roamer and a resident arrive at the same
time, the cleaner almost always services the roamer first. Residents can be kept waiting.
The only category of fish that cleaners never cheat are predators, who possess a radical
counterstrategy, which is to swallow the cleaner. With predators, cleaner fish wisely
adopt an unconditionally cooperative strategy.

1 Which of the following statements about the cleaner wrasses is true?
A They regard ‘roamer’ fish as important clients.
B They take great care not to hurt any of their clients.
C They are too frightened to feed from the mouths of certain clients.
D They are in a strong position as they can move to find clients elsewhere.

2 The writer uses business terms in the text to
A illustrate how fish negotiate rewards.
B show how bigger fish can dominate smaller ones.
C exemplify cooperation in the animal world.
D describe the way fish take over a rival’s territory.
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Extract from a novel
The Giordano painting
'I was up in town yesterday,’ I tell Tony easily, turning back from my long
study of the sky outside the window as if I’d simply been wondering whether
the matter was worth mentioning, ‘and someone I was talking to thinks he
knows someone who might possibly be interested.’
Tony frowns. ‘Not a dealer?’ he queries suspiciously.
‘No, no - a collector. Said to be keen on seventeenth-century art. Especially
the paintings of Giordano. Very keen.’
‘Money all right?’ Tony asks.
‘Money, as I understand it, is far from being a problem.'
So, it’s all happening. The words are coming. And it’s not at all a bad start, it
seems to me. I’m impressed with myself. I’ve given him a good spoonful of
jam to sweeten the tiny pill that’s arriving next.
‘Something of a mystery man, though, I gather,’ I say solemnly. ‘Keeps a
low profile. Won’t show his face in public.’
Tony looks at me thoughtfully. And sees right through me. All my boldness
vanishes at once. I’ve been caught cheating my neighbours! I feel the panic
rise.
‘You mean he wouldn’t want to come down here to look at it?’
‘I don’t know,’ I flounder hopelessly. ‘Perhaps … possibly ’
‘Take it up to town,’ he says decisively. ‘Get your chum to show it to him.’

I’m too occupied in breathing again to be able to reply. He misconstrues my
silence.
‘Bit of a bore for you,’ he says.
3 When he brings up the subject of the Giordano painting, the narrator wants to give
Tony the impression of being
A cautious.
B resigned.
C mysterious.
D casual.
4 What is the narrator referring to when he uses the expression ‘tiny pill’ in line 12?
A his shortage of precise details about the collector
B his lack of certainty about the value of the painting
C his concerns about the collector’s interest in the painting
D his doubts about the collector’s ability to pay for the painting
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The invention of banking
The invention of banking preceded that of coinage. Banking originated
something like 4,000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq,
where the royal palaces and temples provided secure places for the safekeeping
of grain and other commodities. Receipts came to be used for transfers not only
to the original depositors but also to third parties. Eventually private houses in
Mesopotamia also got involved in these banking operations, and laws regulating
them were included in the code of Hammurabi, the legal code developed not long
afterwards.
In Ancient Egypt too, the centralization of harvests in state warehouses led to the
development of a system of banking. Written orders for the withdrawal of
separate lots of grain by owners whose crops had been deposited there for safety
and convenience, or which had been compulsorily deposited to the credit of the

king, soon became used as a more general method of payment of debts to other
people, including tax gatherers, priests and traders. Even after the introduction of
coinage, these Egyptian grain banks served to reduce the need for precious
metals, which tended to be reserved for foreign purchases, particularly in
connection with military activities.
5 In both Mesopotamia and Egypt the banking systems
A were initially limited to transactions involving depositors.
B were created to provide income for the king.
C required a large staff to administer them.
D grew out of the provision of storage facilities for food.
6 What does the writer suggest about banking?
A It can take place without the existence of coins.
B It is likely to begin when people are in debt.
C It normally requires precious metals.
D It was started to provide the state with an income.
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Part 2
You are going to read a magazine article about hippos. Six paragraphs have been
removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap
(7-12). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers
on the separate answer sheet.
When the hippos roar, start paddling!
Richard Jackson and his wife spent their honeymoon going
down the Zambezi river in a canoe.
‘They say this is a good test of a relationship,’

said Tim as he handed me the paddle. I wasn’t
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One morning, Tim decided to count the
number of hippos we saw, in an attempt to
gauge the population In this part of the river.
Most of the wildlife keeps a cautious distance,
and we were assured that, safe in our canoe,
any potential threats would be more scared of
us than we were of them - but we had been
warned to give these river giants a wide berth.
They’d normally stay in mid-stream, watching
us with some suspicion, and greeting our
departure with a cacophony of grunts.
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Neither of us had any canoeing experience.
Tentatively we set off downstream, paddling
with more enthusiasm than expertise. Soon we
heard the first distant rumblings of what seemed
like thunder. ‘Is that Victoria Falls?’ we inquired
naïvely. ‘No,’ said Tim dismissively. ‘That’s our
first rapid.’ Easy, we thought. Wrong!
Tim yelled ‘Paddle!’ and over the next 100
metres an Olympic runner would have
struggled to keep up with us. The hippo
gave up the chase, and although Tim said
he was just a youngster showing off, our
opinion was that he had honeymooners on
the menu. That would certainly be the way
we told the story by the time we got home.
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The canoe plotted a crazed path as we careered
from side to side, our best efforts seeming only

to add to our plight. This was the first of many
rapids, all relatively minor, all enjoyably
challenging for tourists like us.
At some times of the year, you can even
enjoy a natural jacuzzi in one of the rock
pools beside the falls. The travel brochures
say it’s the world’s most exclusive picnic
spot. It’s certainly the ideal place to wind
down after a near miss with a hippo.
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The overnight stops would mean mooring at a
deserted island in the middle of the river, where
Tim’s willing support team would be waiting,
having erected a camp and got the water warm
for our bucket showers. As the ice slowly melted
in the drinks, restaurant-quality food would
appear from a cooker using hot coals. Then
people would begin to relax, and the day’s
stories would take on epic proportions.
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A Luckily we could make our
mistakes in privacy as, apart from
Tim and another couple, for two
days we were alone. Our only
other company was the array of
bird and animal life. The paddling
was fairly gentle, and when we got
tired, Tim would lead us to the

shore and open a cool-box
containing a picnic lunch.
E But number 150 had other ideas. As
we hugged the bank he dropped under
the water. We expected him to re-
surface in the same spot, as the others
had done. Instead, there was a sudden
roar and he emerged lunging towards
the canoe.
B If that was the scariest moment, the
most romantic was undoubtedly
our final night’s campsite.
Livingstone Island is perched
literally on top of Victoria Falls.
The safari company we were with
have exclusive access to it: it’s just
you, a sheer drop of a few hundred
metres and the continual roar as
millions of litres of water pour
over the edge.
F Over the next hour or so the noise
grew to terrifying dimensions. By the
time we edged around the bend to
confront it, we were convinced we
would be faced with mountains of
white water. Instead, despite all the
sound and fury, the Zambezi seemed
only slightly ruffled by a line of small
rocks.
C There was plenty of passing traffic

to observe on land as well -
giraffes, hippos, elephants and
warthogs, while eagles soared
overhead. We even spotted two
rare white rhinos. We paddled
closer to get a better look.
G When we’d all heard enough, we slept
under canvas, right next to the river
bank. Fortunately, we picked a time of
year largely free of mosquitoes, so our
nets and various lotions remained
unused. The sounds of unseen animals
were our nightly lullaby.
D We had a four-metre aluminium
canoe to ourselves. It was a small
craft for such a mighty river, but
quite big enough to house the odd
domestic dispute. Couples had, it
seemed, ended similar trips
arguing rather than paddling. But it
wasn’t just newly-weds at risk.
Tim assured us that a group of
comedians from North America
had failed to see the funny side too.
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Part 3
You are going to read a newspaper article about a novelist. For questions 13-19, choose
the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your

answers on the separate answer sheet.
The opera-lover turned crime novelist
Through her series of crime novels, Donna Leon has been solving murders in Venice
with great panache - mostly to the soundtrack of grand opera.
Donna Leon first launched herself as a
crime writer in 1991 with Death at La Fenice,
which saw a conductor poisoned in mid-
performance at the Venice opera house. ‘It was an
idea that kind of grew,’ she says. ‘I had a friend at
the opera house. One day we were backstage,
complaining about the tyrannical conductor - and
we thought it would be a laugh to make him the
victim in a crime novel, which I duly went off and
wrote. But that’s all it was meant to be. I was
lucky to be born without ambition, and I had none
for this book. Then I sent it off to a competition,
and six months later they wrote back to say I’d
won. I got a contract, and suddenly I had a
purpose in life, a mission.’
To hear her talk, you’d think that until
Death at La Fenice she’d been living in obscurity.
Not so. She was a well-known academic teaching
English literature at universities in the USA and
Europe. But she found that she wasn’t really cut
out for university life, and finally decided to walk
out on it. ‘I’m a former academic,’ she says now
through slightly gritted teeth. And it’s interesting
that her literary reputation has been made through
a medium so remote from the one she used to
teach.

‘You’d be surprised how many
academics do read murder mystery though,’ she
adds. ‘It makes no intellectual demands, and it’s
what you want after a day of literary debate.’ That
said, Ms Leon is big business. She sells in bulk,
her books are translated into nineteen languages
and she’s a household name In German-speaking
countries. ‘All of which is gratifying for me
personally, and I don’t mean to rubbish my own
work, but murder mystery is a craft, not an art.
Some people go to crime conventions and deliver
learned papers on the way Agatha Christie
presents her characters, but they’re out of their
minds. I stay away from such events.’
Leon also stays away from most of the
other expected haunts of crime writers, like
courtrooms and police stations - ‘I’ve only known
two policemen, neither of them well,’ - which
accounts for the absence of technical legal detail
in the books. What’s more, the few points of
police procedure that appear are usually invented -
as, she admits, they’re bound to be when you set a
murder series in a place where murders never
happen. ‘Venice is small, compact, protected by
its geography - there’s really not much crime.’
Clearly the key thing about her murder stories
isn’t credibility. Predictability comes closer to the
mark: setting a series in a fixed location that the
reader finds attractive, with a constant cast of
characters.

And that’s what Donna Leon does. Her
unique selling point is Venice which, as the
reviewers always say, comes through with such
vitality and forcefulness in Leon’s writing that
you can smell it. There’s a set cast of characters,
led by a middle-aged detective, Commissario
Brunetti, and his wife (a disillusioned academic).
Then there are her standard jokes - often to do
with food. Indeed, Leon lingers so ecstatically
over the details of lunch, the pursuit of justice
frequently gets diverted. The eating is a literary
device - part of the pattern of each novel, into
which she slots the plot. ‘That’s how you hook
your readers, who like a kind of certainty. And the
most attractive certainty of crime fiction is that it
gives them what real life doesn’t. The bad guy
gets it in the end.’
Indeed, when the conversation switches to
Donna Leon’s other life, II Complesso Barocco,
the opera company she helps run, she talks about
baroque opera as though it were murder-mystery:
fuelled by ‘power, jealousy and rage, despair,
menace’ which are her own words for the sleeve
notes of a new CD of Handel arias by the
company, packaged under the title The
Abandoned Sorceress. Designed to tour rare
works in concert format, II Complesso was set up
in 2001 in collaboration with another US exile in
Italy, the musicologist Alan Curtis. ‘It started as a
one-off. There was a rare Handel opera, Arminio,

that Alan thought should be performed, and it
became an obsession for him until eventually I
said, ‘Do you want to talk about this or do you
want to do it?’ So we did it. I rang a friend who
runs a Swiss opera festival. We offered him a
production. Then had eight months to get it
together.’
Somehow it came together, and II
Complesso is now an ongoing venture. Curtis does
the hands-on artistic and administrative work.
Leon lends her name which ‘opens doors in all
those German-speaking places’ and, crucially,
underwrites the costs. In addition, her publishing
commitments take her all over Europe - where she
keeps a lookout for potential singers, and
sometimes even features in the productions
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herself: not singing (‘I don’t’) but reading the odd snatch from her books.
13 What is suggested about the novel Death at La Fenice in the first
paragraph?
A Donna based the plot on a real-life event she had witnessed.
B Donna didn’t envisage the work ever being taken very seriously.
C Donna had to be persuaded that it was good enough to win a prize.
D Donna embarked upon it as a way of bringing about a change in her life.
14 The second paragraph paints a picture of Donna as someone who
A has little respect for her fellow academics.
B regrets having given up her job in a university.
C was unsuited to being a university teacher.

D failed to make a success of her academic career.

15 From Donna’s comments in the third paragraph, we understand that
A she feels crime fiction should be considered alongside other types of
literature.
B she is pleased with the level of recognition that her own novels have
received.
C she regards her own novels as inferior to those of Agatha Christie.
D she finds the popularity of crime novels amongst academics very
satisfying.
16 Donna is described as an untypical crime writer because
A she is able to imagine crimes being committed by unlikely characters.
B she is unconcerned whether or not her stories appear realistic.
C she has little interest in the ways criminals think and operate.
D she manages to come up with imaginative new ideas for her plots.

17 Donna’s greatest strength as a crime writer is seen as
A her avoidance of a fixed approach.
B her injection of humour into her stories.
C the clear moral message she puts across.
D the strong evocation of place she achieves.
18 When Donna helped set up II Complesso Barocco,
A she didn’t expect it to be a long-term project.
B she saw it as more interesting than her writing work.
C she had a fundamental disagreement with her main collaborator.
D she was attracted by the challenge of the first deadline.
19 In what way is Donna important to II Complesso Barocco?
A She provides essential financial support.
B She oversees its day-to-day organisation.
C She helps as a translator.

D She organises the recruitment of performers.
Part 4
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You are going to read an article about the human mind. For questions 20-34 choose
from the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Which section mentions the following?
things that you will not need if you adopt a certain mental technique 20
using an image of a familiar place to help you remember things 21
being able to think about both particular points and general points 22
things that you may not have a clear mental picture of 23
something which appears to be disorganised 24
annoyance at your inability to remember things 25
bearing in mind what you want to achieve in the future 26
an example of an industry in which people use pictures effectively 27
an everyday example of failure to keep information in the mind 28
the impact a certain mental technique can have on people listening to what
you say
29
an assertion that certain things can be kept in your mind more easily than
others
30
information that it is essential to recall in certain situations 31
being able to consider things from various points of view 32
things that come into your mind in an illogical sequence 33
remembering written work by imagining it in context 34
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Picture this with your mind’s eye
Trying to understand and cope with life, we impose our own frameworks on it and
represent information in different symbolic forms in our mind writes Jonathan Hancock.
A
Think of the mental maps you use to find your way
around the places you live and work. Which way
up do you picture towns and cities you know well?
Which details are highlighted, which ones blurred?
Just as the map of London used by passengers on
the Underground is different from the one used by
drivers above ground, so your mental framework
differs from that of other people. We also use
frameworks to organise more abstract information.
Many people say that they can visualise the
position of key passages in books or documents.
Mention a point made by the author, and they can
recall and respond to it by picturing it in relation to
other key points within the larger framework they
see in their mind’s eye. On a chaotic-looking desk,
it is often possible to see a mental picture of where
the key pieces of paper are and find a particular
document in seconds.
B
We all have our own natural strategies for structuring
information, for altering and re-arranging it in our
mind’s eye. You can take control of your thinking
by increasing your control of the mental
frameworks you create. Since Ancient Roman
times, a specific framing technique has been used

to improve memory and boost clarity of thought.
The concept is simple: you design an empty
framework, based on the shape of a building you
know well, and get used to moving around its
rooms and hallways in your mind. Whenever you
have information to remember, you place it in this
‘virtual storehouse’. Whatever it is you are learning
- words, numbers, names, jobs, ideas - you invent
pictorial clues to represent each one. The mind
prefers images to abstract ideas, and can retain vast
numbers of visual clues. Just as advertisers bring
concepts to life with key images, you highlight the
important points in a batch of information and
assign each of them an illustration.
C
Memory and place are closely linked. Have you
ever walked upstairs, forgotten what you went for,
but remembered when you returned to where you
were standing when you first had the thought?
When you are trying to learn new information, it
makes sense to use the mind’s natural tendencies.
In your mind, you return to the imaginary rooms in
your ‘virtual storehouse’, and rediscover the images
you left there. Cicero, perhaps the greatest orator in
history, is reputed to have used this technique to
recall complex legal arguments, addressing the
Roman Senate from memory for days on end. You
can use it to remember all the employees in your
new workplace, the jobs you have to do in a day,
month or year, subject headings for a complex

piece of work, or the facts you need to have at your
fingertips under pressurised circumstances.
D
The system of combining images and ideas works
so well because it involves ‘global thinking’,
bringing together the two ‘sides’ of your brain. The
left side governs logic, words, numbers, patterns
and structured thought - the frameworks you build -
and the right side works on random thoughts,
pictures, daydreams - the memorable imagery you
fill them with. The fearless, imaginative creativity
of the child combines with the patterning,
prioritising, structured thinking of the adult. The
memory is activated with colours and feelings, as
you create weird, funny, exciting, surreal scenes;
and the information is kept under control by the
organised frameworks you design. Imagination is
the key. You enter a new dimension, dealing with
information in a form that suits the way the mind
works. In this accessible form, huge amounts of
data can be carried around with you. You never
again have to search around for an address book,
diary or telephone number on a scrap of paper.
Your memory becomes a key part of your success,
rather than the thing you curse as the cause of your
failure.
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Bringing information into the field of your
imagination helps you to explore it in greater depth
and from different angles. Storing it in the

frameworks of your mind allows you to pick out
key details but also to see the big picture. You can
use your trained memory to organise your life: to
see the day-to-day facts and figures, names, times
and dates, but also to keep in touch with your long-
term goals. By understanding the way your mind
works, you can make yourself memorable to others.
Give your thoughts a shape and structure that can
be grasped and others will remember what you
have to say. You can take your imaginative grasp
of the world to a new level and, by making the
most of mental frames, you can put the information
you need at your disposal more readily.
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PAPER 2 WRITING (1 hour 30 minutes)
Part 1
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 180-220 words in an appropriate
style.
1 You are studying at a college in Canada. Recently you and some other students
attended a two-day Careers Conference. As the college paid for you, the
College Principal has asked you to write a report about the conference. You
and the other students have discussed the conference and you have made notes
on their views.
Read the conference programme together with your notes below. Then, using
the information appropriately, write a report for the Principal explaining how
useful the conference was and making recommendations for next year.
CAREERS CONFERENCE
Vancouver Hall

Friday - Sunday, 9am-6pm
Exhibition - over 100 different jobs
Talks on wide range of careers
Experts available to give advice
Notes on students’ views:
- exhibition great
- some talks good
- not enough people to answer questions
- better for science students than e.g. language or history students
Now write your report for the College Principal, as outlined above. You should use
your own words as far as possible.
Part 2
Choose one of the following writing tasks. Your answer should follow exactly the
instructions given. Write approximately 220-260 words.
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2 You have seen the following announcement in an international magazine.

FASHION AND CHANGING LIFESTYLES
Do you think that fashion reflects changes in how people live? We would like to
know how fashion in clothes has changed since your grandparents were young,
and what this reveals about changes in society in your country.
The most interesting articles will be published in the next issue of our magazine.
Write your article.
3 An English-speaking friend is writing a book on TV programmes in different
countries. Your friend has asked you for a contribution about the most popular
TV programme in your country. Your contribution should:
• briefly describe the most popular TV programme
• explain why the programme is so popular

• explain whether or not you think it deserves its popularity.
Write your contribution to the book.
4 You see this notice in the local library of the town where you are studying
English.
The International Development Agency has given our town a grant to be spent
on improving transport and housing facilities.
The Planning Director invites you to send a proposal outlining any problems
with existing transport and housing facilities and explaining how they can be
improved. A decision can then be made about how the money should be spent.
Write your proposal.
5 Answer one of the following two questions based on one of the titles below.

(a) Kingsley Amis: Lucky Jim
As part of your course, your teacher has asked you for suggestions for a story to
study in class. You decide to write about Lucky Jim. In your report, briefly
outline the plot and say why you think Lucky Jim would be interesting for other
students.
Write your report.
(b) John Grisham: The Pelican Brief
As part of your course you have chosen to write an essay with the following
title.
‘Who is the most corrupt character in The Pelican Brief? Give reasons for
your views.’
Write your essay.
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PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour)
Part 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)

best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 A instruction B information C opinion D advice
0 A B C D
Girls and technology
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That
is the (0) from Britain’s (1) … female engineers and scientists. Marie-
Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council campaign to encourage
girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain’s most
successful women have had their careers (2) by the toys they played
with as children. Even girls who end (3) nowhere near a microchip or
microscope could benefit from a better (4) of science and technology.
‘It’s a (5) of giving them experience and confidence with technology so
that when they are (6) with a situation requiring some technical know-
how, they feel they can handle it and don’t just (7) defeat immediately,’
says Mrs Barton. ‘I believe that lots of girls feel unsure of themselves when
it comes (8) technology and therefore they might be losing out on jobs
because they are reluctant even to apply for them.’

Research recently carried (9) suggests that scientific and constructional
toys should be (10) to girls from an early age, otherwise the result is
‘socialisation’ into stereotypically female (11) … , which may explain
why relatively few girls study science and engineering at university in
Britain. Only 14% of those who have gone for engineering (12) … at
university this year are women, although this figure does represent an
improvement on the 7% recorded some years ago.
1 A foremost B uppermost C predominant D surpassing
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2 A styled B shaped C built D modelled
3 A in B by C on D up
4 A hold B grasp C insight D realisation
5 A matter B situation C state D cause
6 A approached B encountered C presented D offered
7 A admit B allow C receive D permit

8 A for B to C from D with
9 A off B through C forward D out

10 A accessible B feasible C reachable D obtainable
11 A characters B parts C states D roles

12 A options B alternatives C selections D preferences
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Part 2
For questions 13-27, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: 0 W I T H
Weather in Antarctica
The most extreme weather conditions experienced in Antarctica are associated
(0) blizzards. These are simply strong winds with falling snow (13) , more
commonly, snow that is picked up and pushed along the ground by the wind.
Blizzards may last for days at (14) time, and in some cases it can be almost
impossible for people to see. It is not unusual (15) objects only about a metre or

(16) away to become unrecognisable. Scientists doing research in the area (17)
then confined to their tents or caravans. We think of blizzards (18) extremely
cold, while in fact temperatures in the Antarctic are usually higher than normal
(19) a blizzard. Major blizzards of several days in length occur more frequently
in some locations than in others. (20) may be eight or ten such blizzards in any
particular place (21) an annual basis. They often cause considerable damage, so
that any scientific buildings or equipment constructed in this region must be
specially made to give as (22) protection as possible.
If the weather is fine, visibility in Antarctica is usually excellent because of the clear
air and the absence of dust and smoke. (23) this means is that people often
greatly underestimate the distance of objects and features of the landscape. Also,
very large features (24) as mountains may appear to be above the horizon, or
even upside (25) These ‘mirages’, (26) are just tricks played by the eyes in
certain conditions, have led to explorers in the Antarctic making many errors (27)
… judgment.
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MẪU ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH C1 CHÂU ÂU
Part 3
For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end
of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
Freud and Dreams
Sigmund Freud is regarded as the (0) of psychoanalysis. His
work has been (28) in many areas but he is perhaps best
known for having drawn our (29) to dreams, which he
believed were clues to inner conflicts. The fact that a dream is
(30) a disguised expression of what is happening In the

unconscious mind means that it is difficult for the dreamer to
understand its (31) Freud believed that the sleeping mind
resorted to a whole range of unconscious wishes in forms which
would prevent the dreamer from having any (32) of their true
nature. In Freud’s View, interpreting the meaning of the dream
required a psychoanalyst with an expert (33) of how dreams
disguise desires. The psychoanalyst’s lack of personal (34) in
the dream would enable him to see the dream objectively.
FOUND
INFLUENCE
ATTEND
ESSENTIAL
SIGNIFY
AWARE
KNOW
INVOLVE
According to Freud, dreams use a (35) symbolic language
quite different from that of waking life, but the fact is there is no
hard (36) … for believing that dreams really do reflect our
unconscious wishes. Nevertheless, Freud (37) … made a major
contribution to twentieth-century thought and many useful
insights into psychological processes have been gained through
his work.
MYSTERY
EVIDENT
DOUBT
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Part 4

For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all
three sentences. Here is an example (0).
Example:
0 The committee decided to the money equally between the two
charities.
I can’t believe that John and Maggie have decided to up after 20
years of marriage.

To serve a watermelon you need to it down the centre with a sharp
knife.
Example:
Write only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer
sheet.
38 Sally’s front tooth is very I’m sure it’ll come out soon.
Jane has lost so much weight that all her clothes are too
The horse got from the stable and started trotting towards the
road.
39 The thief the watch into his pocket when he thought no one was
looking. Several visitors to the castle almost on the newly
polished floor.
The speaker a few references to the local football team into his
speech, which the audience appreciated greatly.
40 Chris arrived very early for his flight in order to be at the of the
queue when the check-in desk opened.
My sister’s got a really good for figures, but I’m hopeless at
maths.
George has just been promoted to of department so he’ll be even
more busy from now on.
41 The restaurant out of fish quite early on in the evening.

The boat into a storm as it neared the French coast.
Mrs Benson the company single-handed after her husband’s
death.
42 This is the exact where the famous scene from the film was shot.
When they felt the first of rain, they gathered the picnic together
and rushed inside.
The high of my trip around India was definitely the trip to
0 S P L I T
Calcutta.
Part 5
For questions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You
must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an
example (0).
Example:
0 Femanda refused to wear her sister’s old dress.
NOT
Fernanda said that her sister’s old dress.

The gap can be filled with the words ‘she would not wear’, so you write:

Example:
Write the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer
sheet.

43 Mauro says he prefers to do his homework on his own.
RATHER
Mauro says that do his homework with
other people.
44 Clara said that she had not seen the missing letter.

HAVING
Clara the missing letter.
45 It took Layla five minutes to find her car keys.
SPENT
Layla for her car keys.
0 SHE WOULD NOT WEAR
Paper 3 Use of English
46 A short meeting of the cast will take place after today’s rehearsal.
BY
Today’s rehearsal a short meeting of
the cast.
47 I’ll be happy to show you round the sights of my city when you come to visit me.
TAKE
It will be a sightseeing tour of my
city when you come to visit me.
48 Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest although he had never
travelled outside Europe.
SPITE
Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest
…………………………………………………… travelled outside Europe.
49 It is thought that one in every five people cannot control how much they
spend.
UNABLE
One in every five people is thought
their spending under control.
50 My passport needs renewing because I’m going abroad this summer.
GET
I need because I’m going abroad
this summer.
Test 1

PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes)
Part 1
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1—6, choose the answer (A, B or
C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each
extract.
You hear part of an interview with a woman who works in retail management.

1 How does the woman feel now about her first job in retailing?
A pleased by the way she handled the staff
B confident that it gave her a good start
C relaxed about the mistakes she made
2 What is the woman advised to do next?
A reflect on her skills
B volunteer for extra work
C discuss her situation with her boss
You overhear a woman telling a friend a story about a swan.

3 What problem did the woman have with the swan?
A She misunderstood its intentions.
B She underestimated the speed of its approach.
C She failed to realise the consequences of disturbing it.
4 What is the man’s reaction to the story?
A He feels he would have handled the situation better.
B He is unconvinced by the woman’s version of events.
C He fails to see quite how serious the problem was.
Extract One
Extract Two
Paper 4 Listening
You hear part of an interview with Bruce Loader, a successful businessman who is
talking about his early life.

5 Why did Bruce decide to give up the idea of studying art?
A He failed to gain a place at art college.
B He became tired of doing representational art.
C He was persuaded that he could not realise his ambition.
6 What was his father’s reaction to Bruce’s decision?
A He was anxious to discuss alternative employment options.
B He was angry that a good opportunity had been wasted.
C He was dismissive of the advantages of higher education.
Extract Three
Test 1
Part 2
You will hear an explorer called Richard Livingstone talking about a trip he made in
the rainforest of South America. For questions 7-14 complete the sentences.
A Trip in the Rainforest
Richard and Matthew abandoned their boat
because they couldn’t get past a
They decided to walk through the jungle
as far as the m marked on the map.
Richard says that during the walk,
they were always both
The first sign of human activity that they found was a
In a deserted camp, they found some
soup made from unusual
Richard says that by the time they had reached the camp,
they were lacking in
Richard says that after the meal,
they began to feel a about what they'd done
Before leaving the camp,
they left the sum of to thank their host.
8

and
9
10
and
11
12
7
13

14

Paper 4 Listening
Part 3
You will hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking
about his trip to the moon. For questions 15 - 20, choose the answer (A, B, C or
D) which fits best according to what you hear.
15 How did Charles feel about space travel as a boy?
A He thought it was unlikely to happen.
B He regarded it as more than science fiction.
C He was fascinated by the idea of it.
D He showed no particular interest in it.
16 What did Charles consider to be the hardest part of the training?
A feeling trapped in the heavy spacesuit
B endlessly practising the lunar surface landing
C constantly being afraid of making a mistake
D being unable to move his arms and hands
17 What was Charles’s reaction when he first found out he was going to the moon?
A He realised he had to be cautious.
B He felt proud to be given the opportunity.
C He tried to control his excitement.

D He reflected on his chances of survival.
18 How did the crew feel when they had landed on the moon?
A They felt as if they were coming home.
B They realised they had achieved something special.
C They were afraid of what they might find on the surface.
D They were worried about how they would take off again.
19 What feature of the moon made the greatest impact on Charles?
A the brightness of the sun
B the vastness of the sky
C the loneliness of the place
D the absence of any stars
20 What does Charles feel was the most memorable part of his mission?
A nearly falling into a crater
B walking on the moon’s surface
C seeing things never seen before
D holding a piece of the moon
Part 4
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about an occasion when they came into contact with a well-known
celebrity.
TASK ONE
For questions 21-25, choose from the list A-H what each speaker
says about coming into contact with a celebrity.
TASK TWO
For questions 26-30, choose from the list A-H the opinion each
speaker gives about the celebrity.
While you listen you must complete both tasks
A I failed to recognise the person.
B I realised I had forgotten something
C I insisted on something.
D I was upset by personal criticism.

E I had been given incorrect
information.
F I was pleasantly surprised.
G I refused a request.
H I was amused by something.
A He/She became more agitated than
necessary.
B He/She enjoyed causing trouble.
C He/She appeared totally at ease.
D He/She expected too much privacy.
E He/She seemed insincere.
F He/She wasn’t able to cope with
fame.
G He/She talked down to me.
H He/She eventually accepted the
regulations.
Speaker 5 30
4

Speaker 4
29
Speaker 3 28
Speaker 1
26
Speaker 2
27
Speaker 5 25
4

Speaker 4

24
Speaker 3

23
Speaker 1
21
Speaker 2

22
Paper 5 Speaking
PAPER 5 SPEAKING (15 minutes)
There are two examiners. One (the Interlocutor) conducts the test, providing you with
the necessary materials and explaining what you have to do. The other examiner (the
assessor) is introduced to you, but then takes no further part in the Interaction.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
The interlocutor first asks you and your partner a few questions. The interlocutor asks
candidates for some information about themselves, then widens the scope of the
questions by asking about, e.g. candidates’ leisure activities, studies, travel and daily
life. Candidates are expected to respond to the interlocutor’s questions, and listen to
what their partner has to say.
Part 2 (a one - minute ‘long turn’ for each candidate, plus 30 - second response
from the second candidate)
You are each given the opportunity to talk for about a minute, and to comment briefly
after your partner has spoken.
The interlocutor gives you a set of pictures and asks you to talk about them for
about one minute. It is Important to listen carefully to the interlocutor’s instructions.
The interlocutor then asks your partner a question about your pictures and your
partner responds briefly.
You are then given another set of pictures to look at. Your partner talks about

these pictures for about one minute. This time the interlocutor asks you a question
about your partner’s pictures and you respond briefly.
Part 3 (approximately 4 minutes)
In this part of the test you and your partner are asked to talk together. The interlocutor
places a new set of pictures on the table between you. This stimulus provides the basis
for a discussion. The interlocutor explains what you have to do.
Part 4 (approximately 4 minutes)
The interlocutor asks some further questions, which leads to a more general
discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your
partner’s answers if you wish.